| The effects of splinting on shoulder function in adult burns. | |
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PMID: 22335885 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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INTRODUCTION: Exercises are commonly prescribed to improve shoulder range following axillary burns, but the effect of additional splinting is unclear. AIM: To compare splinting and exercise to exercise alone in adults with axillary burns. METHOD: Prospective randomised study allocating participants to a splinting (n=27) or no splinting group (n=25). Outcomes measured at six and twelve weeks were shoulder abduction and flexion range, quality of life using the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) questionnaire and upper limb function using the Upper Extremity Functional Index (UEFI) and the Grocery Shelving Task (GST). RESULTS: At week twelve, there was no difference between groups for shoulder abduction (mean difference 0°, 95% CI -22 to 22°), flexion (mean difference 2°, 95% CI -18 to 23°), BSHS-B (mean difference -2 points, 95% CI -23 to 18 points), UEFI (mean difference -3 points, 95% CI -19 to 14 points) and GST (mean difference -9s, 95% CI -20 to 3s). Adherence to splinting decreased from 77% of participants at week one to 16% at week twelve. CONCLUSION: Shoulder splints did not improve clinical outcomes in this study population and low adherence rates suggest splinting may be unacceptable to patients and makes drawing firm conclusions difficult. |
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Alison M Kolmus; Anne E Holland; Martin J Byrne; Heather J Cleland |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-13 |
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Title: Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries Volume: - ISSN: 1879-1409 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8913178 Medline TA: Burns Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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Department of Physiotherapy, The Alfred, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia. |
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